As an industry member of Internet2, you have the opportunity to be an integral part of the U.S. research and education (R&E) community.

We understand that companies choose to join this community for a variety of reasons – from raising awareness of their products and services to building deep relationships with universities and other institutions, to serving their own research and development needs, to leveraging Internet2’s next-generation technology platforms. The resources on this page are exclusive to Internet2 members and are provided to help you start making the most of your membership.

Member Playbook

No matter your reason for joining, this Internet2 Industry Member Playbook will serve to set your membership experience off in the right direction and help you make the most of available engagement opportunities for years to come. This playbook starts from the ground up – introducing you to the community and how it works, and then diving into the details of how best to engage. This may be a bit of a review for long-standing members, but you might also learn something new!

Zoom Background

One of the benefits of Internet2 members is the ability to showcase your participation in the community. In the current era of virtual collaboration, one way to do this effectively is to use the Internet2 Industry Member virtual background. This background works with all popular video collaboration software to place you in a modern-looking office setting that prominently displays your status as an industry member of Internet2.

Access Exclusive Whitepapers

An additional way that Internet2 provides value to our members is through exclusive market intelligence. Our market intelligence study focuses on “High Performance Computing in the time of COVID,” and explores challenges and opportunities for higher education institutions with HPC today. Our most recent study looks at “IT Buying and Procurement Trends and Stakeholders in Higher Education.”